Diary of an Arcade Employee

Does Wile E. Coyote Ever Catch the Roadrunner?

The answer is yes! He caught him in the 1980 Chuck Jones produced special, “Bugs Bunny’s Bustin’ Out All Over” in a segment called “Soup or Sonic”. Of course just because the Coyote catches his avian nemesis doesn’t mean he got a meal. Instead the physics gods who rule the Looney Tunes Universe have their way with him.

He also had that scrawny $#%@^ by the tail feathers once. The feathers broke off and Wile E. found himself facing yet another cliff plunge. He furiously flapped the feathers and managed to stay aloft for a few seconds, but ultimately fell

My favorite Wily moment was in “Zoom & Bored,” where one of the coyote’s contraptions goes awry (as usual) and sends him on a wild goose (not Road Runner) chase, up down and all around, through walls and rocks and pipes and what-not, nowhere near his prey. At the end, he’s on a cliff (as usual), black & blue all over and about ready to cry, and you just know RR is going to meep him right off. Instead, he holds up a sign that says “I don’t have the heart” and gives Mr. Coyote a break and runs off. A rare touching moment in Loony Toons history.